Microsoft is making a hard push into the mixed reality segment with Windows 10 as the platform of choice. Whether or not this all works out as planned remains to be seen, but in the meantime, some of Microsoft’s partners have already offered up mixed reality headsets for preorder. HP is another partner that already has a mixed reality headset up for preorder. Adding to its Oculus-ready ROG gaming desktops and VR-ready Vivo PC X is a mixed reality headset with a futuristic design. Finally, here i

Riotoro is expanding its case lineup with three new models, including a mid-tower chassis with a tempered glass side panel. For the RGB crowd and/or folks who need more elbow room, Riotoro also announced the CR1288 Prism, a full-tower chassis with a built-in RGB lighting system. We assume it’s made of plexiglass, as Riotoro did not make a point to say it’s tempered glass like it did with the CR500. The last of the three cases Riotoro introduced at Computex is the CR1088, an ultra-compact tower w

You may not know the Asus GX800 by its model number, instead remembering it by its defining characteristic: that insane liquid cooled laptop that snaps into a dock and starts pumping icy coolant through its veins to deliver performance once unfathomable in a laptop. Considering Asus released the original model last year, you might be wondering what it was doing at Computex. and now a new standard for CPU speed with Kaby Lake. When the GX800 is docked, it automatically cranks into its maximum per

But the newly announced co-op FPS Gunheart embraces its teleportation with open, gun-toting arms. Alternatively, I could fire with my left hand while blindly strafing in short jumps with my right hand, shooting enemies while moving too fast for them to retaliate. The result is a VR shooter campaign that feels more like that of Doom or Halo than any I’ve played before. How many guns there are and what the other mission types are like are big questions left to be answered. The social aspect of div

Dungeon Defenders 2, the free-to-play co-op tower defence action RPG—the only thing missing is ‘roguelike’— has been in early access since, blimey, December 2014, but developer Trendy Entertainment has announced that it will finally release, for real, on June 20. June 20 2017, just in case there was any doubt. Chris Livingston enjoyed his time with the game shortly after it launched into early access, although more recently its Steam store page has been beset by negative reviews, which are gener

Listed below will be the five fastest cars around a regular circuit in GTA online (where braking, cornering and acceleration all play a part in getting a quick lap time), followed by the five fastest cars on a long straight piece of road (when all cars are travelling at their maximum speed). Check out these lap times and top speeds docs for an overview of my methodology. If you’re interested in cars from other classes or what’s below fifth place in supers check out these videos covering lap time

Just a couple of hours ago, Steven Messner detailed the new classes that will be added as part of Final Fantasy XIV’s new expansion, Stormblood. It’s an exhaustive read, and where you should head next after watching the following trailer, which shows off some of the expansion’s new environments. Cor, FFXIV is a pretty game, and by the looks of it Stormblood will bolt on quite a few new environments, including a handsome desert area, some attractive temples, and the impressive city of Kugane. The

Via a press release, Grand Theft Auto, Civilization and XCOM publisher Take-Two has announced that it has acquired Kerbal Space Program—that’s the same Kerbal Space Program that scored 96% from PC Gamer back in 2015. Take-Two might own the I.P. “The important thing to know is that this big news doesn’t change much for the KSP community,” the team states. Take-Two has been “persistently knocking on our door trying to work with us for a long time”, Squad says. The following day, Squad released a s

Because we were playing a pre-release build of Stormblood, Square Enix stressed that everything I’ll be discussing is subject to change. Unlike World of Warcraft, which boasts a stunning variety to each class, Final Fantasy 14 is more focused on a singular identity. Cast too many black spells and the crystal at the top of the job gauge will turn black, making it extremely hard to accrue white mana. By stringing together several of these sword abilities, Red Mages can then access their most power

I spoke with Noah Whinston , CEO of Immortals about the state of professional Overwatch as well as his team’s development. Denial Esports parted ways with their Overwatch roster. Whinston provides some insights:“Look, right now, esports organizations—our core business model is built around exposure” Whinston says. But I think teams that are dropping their Overwatch teams right now are not really thinking about the long term of Overwatch League. Now take into consideration that the Overwatch rost

Endless Space 2 hasn’t been out of Early Access for that long, but you can already get a nice 20 percent discount on it. If you’re looking for some sci-fi strategy this week, grab it for £28 / $32 on Bundle Stars. Endless Space 2 was in Early Access for six months, and now it’s out, Chris finally got a chance to review it. It’s not the deepest or broadest space strategy available right now, but it’s lovely to play, and gorgeous to look at. You get a Steam code, and it’s full price on the Steam S

After a quick tease last week, MSI has now shared the full details of its new GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z graphics card. Like most MSI cards, the Lightning Z has three modes which change clock and memory speeds on the fly based on how much performance you want. For this one though, the regular OC Mode has been renamed Lightning Mode. Lightning Mode cranks things up even further, with 1607 / 1721 MHz. The Lightning Z has what MSI calls “mystic lights” and a customizable nameplate, if you’re particula

It’s a Ryzen laptop. Asus has been showing off the ROG Strix GL702ZC at Computex, and there will be various configurations available. According to PC World, the laptop doesn’t include AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APU, nor does it have a discrete Vega GPU. As for the processor, you get a choice between the 8-core Ryzen 7 1700, and there are also configurations based on the Ryzen 5 1600 6-core, and upcoming Ryzen 3 1200 quad core. Asus is saying that the ROG Strix GL702ZC has desktop power in a lapt

I’ve managed to remain largely in the dark about The Long Journey Home until now, save for the knowledge that PC Gamer contributor Richard Cobbett is writing it, and that it looks like this generation’s Star Control. You probably know Daedalic Entertainment for its sumptuously illustrated adventure games—The Whispered World, Memoria et al—but this first from Daedalic Studio West is instead a procedurally jumbled roleplaying adventure set in an “endlessly shifting” universe. We liked the look of

Following on from Dangerous Golf and Lethal VR is the more familiar Danger Zone, which released yesterday. It’s pretty much Burnout’s celebrated Crash Mode turned into a standalone game. Instead you’ll find 20 different car crash scenarios, and online leaderboards so you can compare your scores with your Steam friends/Steam enemies/total strangers. “Powered by Unreal Engine,” Three Fields says, “Danger Zone combines real physical crashes with explosive gameplay. You may now insert your Archer ‘D

A few days ago, a Steam store page listing appeared to reveal the release date for Sonic Mania, Christian Whitehead and co’s promising remix of the early, good Sonic games. Here’s a new trailer that a) reveals the launch date, and b) wants you to pre-order the game, in exchange for a 10% pre-release discount and, seemingly, nowt else. Pre-order or no pre-order, that is one lovely trailer—just look at that crisp, colourful pixel art. Sonic Mania was originally due this Spring, before being delaye

Halo’s Master Chief is standing watch in one corner of the Asus booth, his chest cavity ripped open to reveal the PC guts inside him. This build of course flies in the face of established Halo lore, which claims Spartan Master Chief is a human who more or less acts like an emotionless robot. Thanks to Australian case modder Stephen Hood, we know the opposite has secretly been true: all along Master Chief has been a machine who acts like a human. By far my favorite bit is the graphics card, which

In 2015 its showpiece case was the H-Tower, a a gigantic transforming metal case with components splayed out on a number of arms that could retract into an (almost) unassuming tower. The Winbot’s a bit bigger than Haro, though, since it’s not a sci-fi robot, but rather a case big enough to hold an E-ATX custom PC build. You can tell the Winbot to snap a photo with a connection to an Amazon Echo. Sadly, the Winbot wasn’t ready to snap selfies yet this morning. The Winbot’s still more PC case than

The big news everyone was expecting today was for AMD to introduce its Vega GPU for consumer desktops. Raja Koduri, who runs the Radeon group, explicitly said that consumers and gamers should wait for the launch of Radeon Vega for the desktop. Su reiterated the same message tonight but attached to it a firm date: AMD Radeon Vega is set to be announced officially during SIGGRAPH, which occurs between July 30th, and August 3rd. However, Su did not say that Vega for consumers would be available on

Since the release of Transistor in 2014, Supergiant Games has been busy working on a new party-based RPG called Pyre. Since Transistor is, in my opinion, one of the most atmospheric and beautifully animated games in recent memory, I have high hopes for this one. We don’t have long to wait, because the studio has confirmed it will release on July 25. More exciting still, is the promise that the game will have a branching story and “no game-over”. So, one of the unique aspects of Pyre is how you a